Lady Gaga postpones Seattle and Vancouver concerts due to illness

UPDATE: Lady Gaga's Vancouver concert has been rescheduled. The show, which was delayed due to the singer suffering from severe bronchitis, will now take place Aug. 9 at Rogers Arena. CLICK HERE to read more.

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VANCOUVER — ArtPop star Lady Gaga has postponed her forthcoming Vancouver concert scheduled for Friday, May 30 at Rogers Arena due to illness.

The singer has been diagnosed with bronchitis following concerts for her artRAVE: The ArtPop Ball tour in Edmonton and Calgary earlier this week.

Gaga also postponed her concert scheduled to take place at the Key Arena in Seattle Wednesday night, a press release sent by promoter Live Nation stated.

Fans are instructed to retain their tickets. They will be valid for rescheduled Seattle and Vancouver dates to be announced soon.

It's not the first time Mother Monster has been forced off the stage by a medical condition.

In 2013, Gaga cancelled the remainder of her Born This Way Ball Tour after suffering a hip injury.

She revealed the extent of the damage to her hip in a tweet following her concert in Montreal.

"I hid it from my staff, I didn't want to disappoint my amazing fans. However after last nights performance I could not walk and still can't," the 28-year-old singer then told her fans.

The injury sidelined the artist for six months, forcing her to take a sabbatical before she returned to the stage after the release of her third studio album ArtPop.

Gaga addressed her latest illness on Twitter Wednesday afternoon.

"I'm devastated I'm unable to perform this week," Gaga, born Stefani Germanotta, said in a tweet.

"My deepest apologies to Seattle and Vancouver," she added in another, "we'll reschedule those shows & be back to make it up to you. I (heart) monsters. #sadgaga"

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